H.R. 8736, H.R. 8705, H.R. 7362, H.R. 7895, & H.R. 8684

The House Committee on Education & Workforce convened on May 21, 2026, to consider and mark up five bills addressing employment for adults with disabilities, civics and history education, employee benefit plan reporting, pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) kickbacks, and healthcare billing transparency. Significant procurement-related discussions included HR 7362, the Form 5500 Filing Simplification Act, which aims to streamline annual reporting deadlines for employee benefit plans under ERISA, and HR 7895, the PBM Kickback Prohibition Act, which prohibits PBMs from paying kickbacks to brokers and consultants to ensure unbiased healthcare plan recommendations. The committee debated amendments and voted to report all five bills favorably to the House, with some amendments adopted and others postponed. The meeting also featured extensive debate on HR 8736 concerning subminimum wage employment for disabled workers and HR 8705 focused on federal funding restrictions for civics education programs, reflecting differing views on policy and protections for workers and educational content. The committee authorized staff to make technical changes and adjourned after completing markup and votes.